Vintage toy collectors, comic fans and retro pop-culture hunters are going to want to see this one! ToyKennections heads north to explore the absolutely massive Vancouver Comic & Toy Show 2026, and the amount of classic plastic packed inside the building is incredible.

Held September 26–27, 2026 at the PNE Forum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the event featured approximately 400 dealer tables spread across 40,000–45,000 square feet of toys, comics, video games, memorabilia and collectibles.

That means row after row of vintage action figures, enormous playsets, stuffed animals, retro video games, comic books, vehicles and forgotten childhood treasures waiting to be discovered.

Watch ToyKennections Explore the Vancouver Comic & Toy Show

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Recalled Toys, Discontinued Figures and Collector Grails

This isn’t simply a walk through another convention. Ken approaches the show like a true collector on the hunt, digging through tables looking for some of the strangest, rarest and most nostalgic pieces he can find.

Among the highlights are recalled toys, discontinued collectibles, rare toy grails, dinosaurs, vintage vehicles and motorized toys. Those are exactly the kinds of items that make a giant convention like this so much fun.

You never know whether the next table is going to contain something you haven’t seen since childhood—or something you’ve been trying to add to your collection for decades.

A Paradise for Vintage Action Figure Collectors

For fans of G.I. Joe, Transformers, Masters of the Universe, Star Wars and other classic action figure lines, massive regional toy shows remain one of the best opportunities to see collectibles in person.

Online auctions may have changed the collecting hobby, but there is still nothing quite like walking through hundreds of tables, spotting an old package from across the room and immediately recognizing something you owned as a kid.

The Vancouver show also demonstrates just how broad the modern collecting community has become. Alongside vintage action figures are comic books, retro gaming merchandise, stuffed toys, giant playsets and pop-culture memorabilia representing generations of fandom.

40,000+ Square Feet of Nostalgia

With approximately 400 tables covering more than 40,000 square feet, this is the type of event where one trip around the room probably isn’t enough.

Collectors searching for rare pieces have to inspect boxes, look beneath tables and dig through bins because some of the most interesting finds aren’t always displayed prominently.

That’s a huge part of the appeal of ToyKennections videos. Rather than simply showing expensive collectibles, Ken takes viewers along for the hunt and lets us experience that moment when an unusual piece suddenly appears.

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The video also includes imagery provided by 3DJoes.com, one of the most recognizable online resources dedicated to preserving and documenting the history of G.I. Joe toys.

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What Would You Hunt For?

Now comes the important question for collectors.

If you walked into a show with 400 tables of vintage toys and collectibles, what would you be looking for first?

Would it be a rare G.I. Joe figure? A boxed Transformers toy? An old-school Star Wars vehicle? A massive playset? A childhood video game? Or that one elusive grail you’ve been trying to find for years?

Let us know in the comments!

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